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Today's Date...June 22,  2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------============================================================

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Monthly Specials:  Summertime car care special: When you purchase our Lambswool Mitt, $24.95    together with our Advantage Waterless Wash and Protectant $20  you will receive our Lint Free towel $3.95 and our pair of Swifter Towels $1.95 free - a $6 value. The lint free towel works wonders cleaning your inside windows and the Swifter Towels do a quick job dusting your dash and can be machine washed/dried to use dozens of times. 

Mary Moppins is on the expansion once again. I have added another new product to my line of car and RV cleaning tools. This one is simply called THE Duster. Many of my RV and car owners have become so frustrated with the California Duster leaving paraffin wax on their RV that I had a special duster made out of the same long fibers you find on 100% lambswool dusters. THE Duster is the first and only one of its kind on the market anywhere as is my Lambswool Wash. 

THE Duster is 100% lambswool. It is washable (unlike other dusters), it fits on the same swivel pad holder as my Sof Wash, Window Wizzard and Lambswool Wash pads, which screw onto most standard threaded handles. (handles with metal threads are the exception) THE Duster slides into the pad holder rather than pulling up around it like The Lambswool Wash. This marvelous change of design allows you to also slide your hand inside to dust instrument panels and cars as well. Keep it on the pad holder to dust across the top of cars or upper areas of an RV. The natural lanolin in wool holds the dust and also leaves a natural sheen to your vehicle without leaving streaks like paraffin dusters. 

Since I am also getting my own private labeled cleaners next month THE Duster is not on my website yet. All items will be added at one time. Simply order my Swifter towels (they will come free as a thank you for ordering THE Duster and specify in the comment section that you want THE Duster special. The cost for THE Duster with the swivel headed ad holder is $45. If you already have my pad holder the cost for THE Duster is $35 plus shipping. 

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It is a little early but I don't want you to miss the Sept 17th issue of the wonderful magazine Quick & Simple. It will carry a cleaning article with several of my tips. Don't wait until Sept though to read this magazine - you will miss two months of great articles and ideas!

Please accept my apologies for my newsletter being so late this month. I have been on the road traveling extensively but it has also been a month filled with tumbling emotions. On the bright side blood tests for the viral load count of my Hepatitis C (I inherited this delightful disease along with a pint of blood 20 years ago) showed no detectable amounts of virus in my blood. This was achieved without the expense or devastating side affects of interferon shots. The absence of the virus does not mean the disease has cleared completely only that the virus is no longer detectable. 

On the down side, we received some discouraging news that a family member who is very dear to me is battling a reoccurrence of cancer that has centered mostly in her spine. In the days and weeks following this news I find myself being my usual contented self one minute then breaking down in tears the next, which can be a bit awkward when you are in the middle of presenting a cleaning seminar to nearly a hundred people.  

When the tears welled for the second time during a seminar I felt compelled to give a short explanation as to the reason. After the seminar, many of the people surrounded my table extending their condolences.  Most of them also have loved ones going through difficult illnesses and offered support. 

Then someone began a prayer and I felt the strong presence of this marvelous woman putting her arms around me in comfort. She has always thought of others first putting her own comfort aside. Even in spirit she was comforting me when I was the one who wanted to hold her and somehow make this go away. 

The most amazing thing happened the following day. Not only did the prayers bring a bit of relief to her back pain but three other people came to my booth to say their loved ones had experienced an improvement in their condition. One woman's cousin came out of a coma that he had been in for over two weeks. Do I believe in miracles? You bet I do. I also learned how valuable it can be to listen to the pain someone else is experiencing. That in listening to and comforting one another and joining in prayer there comes healing for all. 

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For those of you new to my newsletter, the past several issues are available on my blog. http://amazingcleaningtips101.blogspot.com/. 

Along with our June/July car care special, let's go over new updates to car care since my last newsletter on this topic.  

Wash your vehicle in the morning or evening to avoid water spots. You must dry quickly to prevent them from forming. Yes I hear continuously the marvels of how wonderful microfiber towels are drying a vehicle. I've hollered good and loud for many years about the problems associated with microfiber. DO NOT use it on any kind of sealed, finished or painted surface including walls, vehicles, floors, furniture, cabinets etc. Microfiber is made of 85% polyester, which is plastic.

Plastic scratches. If you want to use it on a vehicle (or any other surface other than glass) that is up to you just be sure to order several bottles of my Advantage to remove the oxidation when it sets in because the gel coat is now gone. Don't wait for your vehicle to oxidize before you order it though. Advantage keeps your vehicle looking better than it did in the showroom!   

Use only Woolite or baby shampoo to wash your vehicle including RVs. Some detergents like Mr. Clean, Simple Green and even dish soap can leave a residue that is difficult to rinse clean. Over time they soften and damage the clear or gel coat finish. Our Lambswool Mitt is one of the best on the market and is far thicker and plusher than most you find in automotive supply stores. It's gentle and will not scratch like most brushes. 

Most brushes will scratch when you apply a bit of pressure to clean the dirtier areas. The bristles collapse, leaving you without the soft protective flagged ends. Paint manufacturers recommend lambswool for vehicles newer than 2002. The paints have changed from lead based to either Chroma based or water based. If a lead based paint looses its gel or clear coat finish, it won't begin oxidizing for around 18 months. Chroma and water based paints being oxidizing within two to three months. This happens because a Chroma or water based paint is not as "hard" as a lead based paint. 

Clean the windshield wiper blades monthly to prevent them from smearing the windshield when in use. 

Apply a very, very light coat of Advantage to your windshield. Glass is porous so when the bugs hit they dry into the pores making them difficult to remove. Advantage coats the glass so the bugs can't penetrate into the pores. If you are using a wax that contains petroleum distillates do not get it on the gaskets. Distillates will dissolve the rubber and cause your windshields to leak.  

Clean gaskets with a stiff bristled toothbrush. To help with bug removal on the front of your car, apply Advantage twice a month until you have 5 or 6 coats of a protective layer built up.  

Tires require regular cleaning. Rubber naturally oxidizes with time. That oxidization causes the tire to appear like they are cracking. Grab an SOS pad and scrub the tires four times a year to remove the oxidation.

If after scrubbing, the tire is still cracked and is under warranty, have them inspected. If you apply a tire treatment you have just voided your warranty since the treatment will be blamed for the problem. Goodyear and Michelin have both issued warnings not to use any kind of treatment on their tires. Many of the tire treatments contain petroleum distillates, which deteriorate rubber. The problem is if the bottle contains less than 7% distillates the manufacturer does not have to make the disclosure. Their MSDS sheets will hide the name petroleum distillate behind other names like aliphatic hydrocarbon, hydrocarbon, petroleum, mineral oil to name a few or they may simply say it's proprietary information.  

Rule of thumb - If you don't know what is in a product don't put it on your vehicle. What you don't know will hurt - your wallet that is. 

*NOTE: when you go to purchase a new vehicle and the tires are shiny and you want the vehicle insist the dealership change the tires. That shiny surface is petroleum distillates and the tire warranty has been voided even before you drove it off the lot. 

Wheel care: if you have aluminum wheels I found two products at a recent trade convention that did an excellent job cleaning and polishing them. Met-All and Flitz seemed to out perform the others I tested. Both can be found at automotive stores. Yes I know there are others that are quite good. If you are using a good polisher then stick with what you are using. 

Any vehicle that has a sealed wheel - these are very shiny and are on newer RVs and some cars and trucks - can only be cleaned by using mild detergent. Any kind of metal polish will remove the finish. To make wheel cleaning a bit easier, head to a department store for a toile bowl brush or bottle brush made with the cotton fibers. They work into the holes and crevices so cleaning is much easier. 

  [[[[[[[SHORT CLIPS: Two issues ago I gave you the first 5 commandments of A.M.I. Then I misplaced the rest of the commandments. Yes I need to take my own advice and organize my office J Here are the rest

6. The biggest men, with the biggest ideas and the greatest principles can be shot down by the smallest men and the smallest minds.

Think Big anyway!

7. A great dream sometimes has a painful price. 

Dream Anyway

8. What you spend years building, may be destroyed overnight. 

Build Anyway

9. People need help, but may attack you if you do help them.

Help them anyway

10. Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you have anyway.

Grins,

Mary Findley

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